another chapter complete

The school year is complete.

The bubble bath is running.

The boys are playing with their new toys.

and.....

This momma is ready to celebrate!

Holy cow what a year this has been. Exciting, stressful, adventurous, tearful, joyous, frustrating, happy, sad, mad, and every other adjective you can think.

Between raising a brand new baby while working full time, being a supportive wife and trying to be the best teacher possible to my 24 students I feel that this year has taken a lot out of me and I am ready to relax, unwind and enjoy this summer with my baby boy and surprise daddy on occasion with fun outings.

My day started out with our annual end of the year picture. How much he has grown! love him to pieces.

I arrive at school around 7:30am ( pretty dang proud), first time all year I have been there that early.

I wrapped up report cards and sealed the envelops.
I looked around my room one last time knowing that everything was disassemble and put away.
Wonder how the day was going to go and what the kids were thinking as they lined up outside their 1st grade door one more time.
Talked to many families as they dropped by to thank me, of course I tried my hardest to keep it together. But as any one who is close to me knows, if I cry it's because I am very passionate and indeed I did (just a wee o bit).

Last dance of 1st grade!

Today was hard. I will miss my kids and this year in particular we soared to new heights, quite frankly heights that I never could have imagine we would soar to. I am proud. I am happy. I am thankful. I am... well.. I am their first grade teacher and proud to call them my class. I love you all.

Being extra funny!

At the end of the day, after the hugs were given, the backpacks stuffed and all the children had left the school I was blessed to receive a SMARTboard for next year. Whether it was luck, or a higher power this is something that had me walking out of school smiling ear to ear.

there she is! my SMARTboard 

I am excited for next year and with any situation when life gives you lemons you gotta learn to make lemonade, and indeed I did this year.

Thank you to my husband for your endless support this entire year, I couldn't have gotten through it without you by my side. And to my beautiful, handsome son, you made mommy happy everyday and life is so much better now that you are here. There wasn't a day that went by that I didn't think about you during school and look forward to the last bell of the school day, it just meant one thing, I get to go get my baby. I love you both.

xoxo
mommy